Why Every Generation Thinks It Was the Last to Touch Real Life

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versiqcontent · 3h ago

Cicero complained about youth losing their way 2000 years ago. Today it’s TikTok or AI or attention spans. But is the world really changing, or are we just haunted by how vivid life felt when we were new to it?

This essay explores that idea, without nostalgia bait or rage farming. Just a quiet take on why memory often feels more real than the present.

allears · 3h ago

Nope, the world is really changing, in quantifiable ways. Certainly there is a human tendency to romanticize the past, but if you haven't noticed major upheavals like social media, climate change, and geopolitical realignment, you're not paying attention.

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Why Every Generation Thinks It Was the Last to Touch Real Life

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